The Nodaway Community Theatre Company announces upcoming auditions for students in fifth through eighth grade. This year’s play is “The Dastardly Dr. Devereaux” and auditions will be at 2 pm, Saturday, January 22 and Sunday, January 23 at The Rose Theater, 120 West Third Street. Interested individuals need to bring a prepared song of their
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Burns made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
By Kathryn Rice There is a severe blood shortage throughout the Community Blood Center region and people are being urged to become a blood donor. The Maryville Community Blood Drive will be held from 9 am to 3 pm, Monday, January 24, and 11 am to 7 pm, Tuesday, January 25 at the First Baptist
Representatives from across the state, along with Lt. Governor Mike Kehoe and Missouri Department of Agriculture Director Chris Chinn, came together earlier this month for the first meeting of the Missouri Food Entrepreneur Network (Mo-FEN). Two Northwest Missouri State University leaders, Jill Brown, director of corporate relations and major gift officer, and Rod Barr, school
Presiding Commissioner Bill Walker called the meeting of the Nodaway County Commission to order at the commissioner’s office. In attendance: Walker, Chris Burns and Scott Walk, associate commissioners and Melinda Patton, county clerk. Walk made a motion to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Walk made a motion to approve prior commission minutes
Trudy Wolbert, 80, Maryville, died Saturday, January 15, 2022. She was born on August 27, 1941, in Eger, Germany. She came to the United States from Germany in 1962. In 1963, she married Karl Wolbert, also from Germany. In the early years, she worked at Conception Abbey, then later for her husband at Swede Redi-Mix.
Cody Lee Stiens, 34, Maricopa, AZ, and formerly of Maryville, died unexpectedly Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at his home in Maricopa. He was born to Kevin J. and Lori Anne Godsey Stiens on September 15, 1987, in Maryville. He attended St. Gregory’s Elementary School and then graduated from Maryville High School in 2006. Funeral services
Kathryn Lori “Katie” Myers, 60, Maryville, died Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at her home. She was born March 9, 1961, in Emporia, KS, to Roy James and Beverly Hope Allee Mayes. She graduated from Maryville High School in 1979. On May 3, 1980, she married Bernie Myers at St. Gregory Catholic Church, Maryville. Funeral services
Two Nodaway County schools, West Nodaway and Nodaway-Holt, are considering four-day school weeks for the 2022-23 school year. Both schools have undertaken surveys with the students, staff, parents and community members. The schools are looking at the four-day week for the following reasons: • Attracting and retaining quality teachers. • Increased student and teacher attendance.
By Kathryn Rice Skidmore has seen two new businesses open in town by residents and entrepreneurs Kim and Brandon Fetterer. The Fetterers moved to Skidmore in October 2019 and started to turn their home at 304 West High Street into two businesses, The Stitching Post No. 75 in the front of the house, and Hitching
